• Christmas in Nebraska

    It has pretty much become a Nebraska Christmas Eve tradition to order dinner from Valentino’s.  This is a tradition that I’m happy to keep going because I’ve always loved the pasta from this place!  I hit up Valentino’s every single…

  • Races, Travel and Birthdays!

    This weekend was a busy one.   Started off by waking up early on Saturday to run the Hot Chocolate 5k.  I was running a little late and just barely made it to the starting line:     I knew…

  • Meatyballs !?!

    I can’t wait until the day that work doesn’t consume my thoughts and my time both day and night. Not only will I have a better work life balance and be a happier person all around but my blog will…

  • What a Great Day…

    yesterday was. Can you guess why? First off it was a great date, 10-10-10, very cool. Second, it was the Chicago Marathon. Ariel view of the finish line (from a bit of a distance): Chicago’s finest, helping to make sure…

  • Chili Soup for Fall

    Tuesday was such a hectic day and all I wanted to do was shut down my computer and go home. When I have days like this I like to focus on my work and get as much done as possible.…